8.8 Earthquake in Chile

02themax · 02-27-2010, 12:55 PM

First Haiti, now Chile, what's going on? Tsunami alerts for the Pacific coast, Asia, Australia...

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americ...ef=storysearch

Citizen Z · 02-27-2010, 01:27 PM

OMG: Its 2012 minus two!

Bobby_Light · 02-27-2010, 01:35 PM

That's a monster quake.

Inspired · 02-27-2010, 01:38 PM

I better start preparing for the earthquake kit...

J-9 · 02-27-2010, 01:41 PM

Hawaii's going to get hit, just a matter of how bad...

addy85 · 02-27-2010, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 02themax

First Haiti, now Chile, what's going on? Tsunami alerts for the Pacific coast, Asia, Australia...

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americ...ef=storysearch

what's going on?

Well, we live on this planet called earth which has natural disasters all the time. Shouldn't be a suprise. Things like this will always happen and it will never stop

MCMLXXXIX · 02-27-2010, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by J-9

Hawaii's going to get hit, just a matter of how bad...

Tsunamis

FStop7 · 02-27-2010, 02:02 PM

tsunami is supposed to reach hawaii in just over 2 hours from now.

Hopefully it will have lost most of its energy by then.

Turbo>NA · 02-27-2010, 02:44 PM

My parents just told me. So sad.

Fuckn 2012 is making more sense now --___--

jpsum · 02-27-2010, 03:08 PM

my college buddy lives there. So glad to hear that he's ok.

pittsy · 02-27-2010, 03:37 PM

I am over here in hawaii. The first wave is due to hit in 30 mins. There is no wind, not a cloud and very sunny...

addy85 · 02-27-2010, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Turbo>NA

My parents just told me. So sad.

Fuckn 2012 is making more sense now --___--

oh please. We can't predict an earthquake let alone the end of the world

Turbo>NA · 02-27-2010, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by addy85

oh please. We can't predict an earthquake let alone the end of the world

Lol watch the movie

Turbo>NA · 02-27-2010, 04:28 PM

Its almost 27 mins passed 11 over there. no waves yet. Just some discoloration of the water.

I think its ganna hit them hard.

PINeely · 02-27-2010, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by pittsy

I am over here in hawaii. The first wave is due to hit in 30 mins. There is no wind, not a cloud and very sunny...

Hang on tight.

addy85 · 02-27-2010, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Turbo>NA

Lol watch the movie

oh I forgot. The world ends but some people live. Ya right

ArmyBimmerDude · 02-27-2010, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by addy85

oh I forgot. The world ends but some people live. Ya right

What? You didn't think the movie was realistic? lol

ArmyBimmerDude · 02-27-2010, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Turbo>NA

My parents just told me. So sad.

Fuckn 2012 is making more sense now --___--

Exactly what's making more sense now? I'm confused.

jpsum · 02-27-2010, 05:56 PM

yep, the movie 2012 is a true proficiency. Start making your boats now and you might have a chance. The Mayans knew about 2012 and they all drank that kool aid to avoid the unavoidable.

jk

MCMLXXXIX · 02-27-2010, 06:04 PM

so here is what im wondering...dont these "waves" die out? the tsunami that hit Indonesia was caused by a nearby underwater earthquake right? so if a tsunami hits Hawaii, they wont be expecting something like Indonesia will they?

FStop7 · 02-27-2010, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by MCMLXXXIX

so here is what im wondering...dont these "waves" die out? the tsunami that hit Indonesia was caused by a nearby underwater earthquake right? so if a tsunami hits Hawaii, they wont be expecting something like Indonesia will they?

Yes, they die out. But how severe the waves are and how far they travel depends on a lot of things. The earthquake that hit Chile today was 500 times as powerful as the one that hit Haiti, but things like the depth of the epicenter and the type of earthquake it is (the type of motion) all factor into it, so it's not a direct comparison. And there's not enough time to analyze all of that information between the time the quake happens and the time the tsunami reaches the islands. It was possible that Hawaii could have gotten horrible flooding, or nothing at all. It looks like it will be closer to nothing, thankfully.

Alexander · 02-27-2010, 06:08 PM

I'm going to make some "Kool Aid" just in case.

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